Posts tagged “Confidence”
Refreshments
There’s a phrase in the English language that’s better than most things one can hear in life. I’m speaking, of course, of the statement:…
Gold
Job, the Old Testament believer, was at a loss. God had stripped him of so much. Worldly goods. Family. Friends. Dignity. Respect. Health. If…
Is pride good or bad?
“Pride goes before a fall.” Even people who have never had their noses in a Bible know that proverb. It is usually applied to…
Watching the nation burn
Wildfires have been raging across the Northwest. Smoke from those fires has been altering the weather for a long time now in Idaho where…
A tale of two kids
Walk into my eldest daughter’s bedroom and you will marvel at the tidy space. Stop next door at her younger sister’s room and you’ll…
Don’t Dwell on ‘What If?’
We often live in the “what ifs” of life, and it presses us down into negativity. So change the question. Pastor Jon explains.
Solomon’s healthy perspective
Way before COVID-19 messed with our way of life, King Solomon looked at everything “under the sun” and said that it was all hevel,…
Keep the Faith: GOD’s Here
When you’re afraid, when you’re ready to flip out, when you need a refuge from fear, just where can you go to find God? Pastor Mike points us to a 3,000-year-old psalm that reminds us we don’t need to go anywhere in order to discover God.
Hey, friend, it’ll be alright
I was streaming a playlist when a phrase I’d heard a million times hit me like a cool breeze on a hot day. And…
Keep the Faith: GOD’s Enough
When life gets messy (and it will), do you know what to do? In today’s message, Pastor Mike digs into the book of Lamentations and looks at what the prophet Jeremiah says when it seems hope is gone and life is too messed up.
Keep the Faith: GOD Can
God brings the storm and calms it: He wants to give you good things but doesn’t want you to forget him. He allows hardship in your life but doesn’t want you to get angry. How does God maintain this sweet spot of giving you blessings and pain so you keep the faith? With these two truths that Pastor Mike will explore in today’s message.
Be still
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the…